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From: karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Matching Data Types
Message-ID: <16588@haddock.ima.isc.com>
Date: 2 May 90 16:22:57 GMT
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In article <1639@tkou02.enet.dec.com> diamond@tkou02.enet.dec.com (diamond@tkovoa) writes:
>In an implementation where sizeof(int)==1 (perfectly legal, as long as it's
>at least 16 bits), EOF might also be a valid char value.

I am not yet convinced of this; the ANS is ambiguous on this point.  I
understand the Committee seems to have ruled as you describe, but I'll wait
until I see the exact statement.

Karl W. Z. Heuer (karl@ima.ima.isc.com or harvard!ima!karl), The Walking Lint